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This year’s midterms resulted in a leadership change in the House and Senate. Markets were initially joyful at the prospect of a divided government, but things quickly went south when reality about the possible future of AI set in. A strong jobs report last week added to the confusion and pretty much cemented a rate hike by the Fed in December. Learn more at www.efteam.us

The Fed left rates unchanged last week, as consumer confidence jumped well past expectations and third-quarter GDP grew at a 3.4% rate, driven largely by personal spending. But it wasn’t enough to overcome shakiness when Alphabet’s disappointing earnings sparked a tech sell-off.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Jobs have been shoring up the economy until now — but last week’s jobs report shows the labor market may be on shaky ground. Still, the Dow and S&P 500 pushed higher last week amid renewed promises of Iran talks and lower oil.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Markets finally reacted to all commotion last week — and not in a good way. Renewed tensions in the Middle East pushed oil and bond yields up, fanning new inflation concerns right before the Fed’s next meeting.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Consumer and producer prices both dipped in June, largely due to falling oil prices amid the Iran ceasefire. But with oil back up and tensions flaring again, this may be a head fake rather than a trend. Higher oil prices may mean next month’s numbers will reverse.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Renewed tensions with Iran briefly unsettled markets, lifting oil prices and bond yields while reducing expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts this year. Although stocks have largely recovered, ongoing geopolitical uncertainty could keep inflation elevated, interest rates higher, and market volatility in focus.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Q2 delivered a sharp turnaround for markets, with the S&P 500 posting its best quarter in six years despite a rocky start. But the June jobs numbers offered a reality check and tempered some of the optimism. The picture heading into Q3 is more complicated than headlines might suggest.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Last week’s market volatility had several drivers: a tech sell-off fueled by AI infrastructure cost concerns, an inflation reading that signals the Fed may be back on a rate-tightening path and ongoing U.S.-Iran tensions. Meanwhile, Q1 GDP was revised upward — a reminder that the underlying economy is holding up even when markets aren’t.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Last week included two major market-moving developments: a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s first press conference. Both stories shaped the markets, with the Dow topping 52,000. Still, uncertainty around inflation, possible future rate hikes and the Iran deal’s durability has everyone watching closely.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Markets were on the move last week due to several factors: renewed U.S. military strikes on Iran and a sudden ceasefire; hot CPI and PPI readings; and a wobbling tech sector. And, oh yeah — the biggest IPO in history.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Iran tensions and a new Fed chair could have dragged markets down last week, but they moved up instead on news of better-than-expected Nvidia earnings. How long can markets continue to shrug off the noise? Our latest weekly market update covers what’s happening with political and geopolitical tensions and why markets continue to move upward despite everything going on.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

New market records, potential progress on the Iran conflict and a jobs report that nearly doubled estimates — a lot happened last week! Detailed Write-up: https://financeinsights.net/N32NhAnxwsvPaPDFbkKkQs0WEWm Learn more at www.efteam.us

Markets posted new records last week despite elevated oil prices and Fed chair drama.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Markets reached record highs last week despite the ongoing Iran conflict. Iran headlines will continue to dominate headlines, but they’ll share airtime this week with the Fed’s rate decision and Powell’s last meeting as Fed Chair.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

New record highs for the major indexes. Falling oil prices. Rising inflation. A Fed leadership fight. There’s lots of drama to go around — and it likely won’t go away anytime soon.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Markets closed Q1 on an up note, but elevated oil prices and Iran tensions are raising real recession concerns.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Operation Epic Fury is stretching into a new month, and markets are approaching correction territory in response to the prolonged conflict. If anything can divert attention, it will be the jobs data this week.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Geopolitical risk is front and center for markets right now. The “war premium” on oil, rising gas prices and Fed uncertainty will likely continue to be big market drivers for the next few weeks.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

The Iran conflict is creating real headwinds — rising oil, inflation pressure and a clouded rate outlook. Our weekly commentary gives you a high-level view of what’s happening.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Iran strikes, oil and surprise weak jobs shook markets; volatility spills into this week. The U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, surging oil and a surprise negative jobs report all shook markets last week — and the turbulence is spilling into this week.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Markets swung last week on renewed tariff battles, AI stock pressure and a hotter-than-expected inflation report. Plus, events in Iran could drive up oil prices in the next few days. We cover it all in our latest weekly commentary.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Q4 GDP came in much lower-than-expected last week, while the Supreme Court’s ruling put Trump’s tariffs into question. Despite all this, markets still advanced — but will the pattern continue and what does this mean for you?  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Better-than-expected job numbers. Cooling inflation. So why are markets still jumpy — and will the roller coaster continue? That’s what we’re talking about in our newest weekly commentary.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

The Dow crossed 50,000 while Bitcoin crashed, tech stocks whipsawed and January layoffs hit the highest level since 2009. This is the perfect time to be reminded of why discipline and diversification are better than emotion-driven decision-making every time.  Learn more at www.efteam.us

Fed says jobs have “stabilized,” while President Donald Trump taps Kevin Warsh for new Fed chair. Will Warsh give Trump what he wants? That’s the question many are asking.   Learn more at www.efteam.us